History NightmareFuel / MonstersInc

'''Waternoose:''' ''(Shouting, slowly standing taller over Sulley)'' I'll kidnap a ''[[MoralEventHorizon thousand]]'' children before I let this company die! And I'll silence ''ANYONE WHO GETS IN MY WAY!''\\

''[[WesternAnimation/MonstersInc]]'' is a movie about monsters scaring children. What'd you expect?

* Randall's sinister entrance when he opens the door to the Himalayas ([[SlasherSmile evil grin included]]) and Mr. Waternoose's statement to Sulley and Mike, "[[WhamLime It's yours]]." Mr. Waternoose's pose after he pushes Sulley and Mike out the door is quite intimidating; Sulley quickly tries to run back inside, but Mr. Waternoose closes the door and the room has disappeared by the time Sulley opens it.

It's [[WesternAnimation/MonstersInc a film]] about monsters scaring children. What'd you expect? [softreturn]
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* The first scene can be frightening to anyone afraid of the idea of monsters lurking around in their bedroom at night, as evident in the shot of a monster's glowing eyes under the boy's bed. This is eventually averted when the whole thing is revealed to be a simulation GoneHorriblyWrong by virtue of it turning into a hilarious EpicFail of the Scarer.

* When the monsters harvest screams from little kids, a monitor displays how much screams they have collected with Celia announcing such events in a deadpan fashion. Strangely similar to [[Literature/NineteenEightyFour the telescreen]]. Creepy.
* On the DVD, there was an EasterEgg that showed the giraffe used to measure height on Boo's wall moving, then ''peeking around her door to look straight at the camera.''
* On the DVD, on the second disc in the "Humans Only" Menu, watch the production tour all the way through. You will then be treated to a bunch of doors, each containing an Easter Egg. One of them is Sulley scaring the simulation room kid.

* Randall's sinister entrance when he opens the door to the Himalayas ([[SlasherSmile evil grin included]]) and Mr. Waternoose's statement to Sulley and Mike, "It's yours." Mr. Waternoose's pose after he pushes Sulley and Mike out the door is quite intimidating; Sulley quickly tries to run back inside, but Mr. Waternoose closes the door and the room has disappeared by the time Sulley opens it.

* The Scream Extractor, a machine that clamps over the mouth of the restrained victim and forcibly extracts the scream. It is demonstrated that it extracts the ''breath'' as well as the screaming. Poor Fungus ends up with his color drained and his lips swelled up and he is almost out of breath. Had Sulley and Mike been unable to save Boo, she and millions of other kids would have ended up looking like him. According to the DVDCommentary, in the scene where Sulley rescues Boo, the walls to the corridor leading to Randall's secret lair were supposed to be lined with cages, implying that Randall and Waternoose were ready to take the operation full scale as soon as possible. The idea was scrapped because the scene where Boo strapped to a chair was disturbing enough.

* During the final confrontation with Mr. Waternoose, Sulley runs away with Boo into the Scare Simulator room, and attempts to lock the door shut with a piece of a metal pipe. Thanks to some pretty impressive lighting, Waternoose slowly bashing his way in actually makes him look quite threatening.

** Then just when it seems Sulley has returned Boo to her bed safe and sound, ''Mr. Waternoose suddenly appears through the bedroom door''.

* While on the run with Boo, Sulley is forced to give a demonstration of his scaring technique, letting us see just how this lovable, cuddly guy came close to getting the most screams in the company's history as he gives a ferocious roar straight to the camera. Even worse for Boo having to see her Kitty turn into a monster with absolutely no warning. Keep in mind that, other than a few comedic demonstrations throughout the movie (his training with Mike and showing Waternoose the "Jump and growl"), we had never seen Sulley scaring children until now.

It's a film about monsters scaring children. What'd you expect? [softreturn]

** The scene where Boo is strapped to the Scream Extractor. She tries fruitlessly tugging her hands out of the restraints before crying out for Sulley and her mommy. Bear in mind that she spent the whole movie happily wandering through Monsters Inc. unaware that she was in a monster world. Now she realized she was in danger and couldn’t do anything to save herself.

** Just the fact that had Sully failed to hide Boo in time when Mr. Waternoose broke through and trick him into strangling the dummy, DeathOfAChild '''[[NearVillainVictory would]]''' [[AdultFear have been]] PlayedStraight.

'''Waternoose:''' ''(Shouting, slowly standing taller over Sulley)'' I'll kidnap a ''[[MoralEventHorizon thousand]]'' children before I let this company die! And I'll silence ''anyone who gets in my way!''\\

* Randall's sinister entrance when he opens the door to the Himalayas ([[SlasherSmile evil grin included]] and Mr. Waternoose's statement to Sulley and Mike, "It's yours." Mr. Waternoose's pose after he pushes Sulley and Mike out the door is quite intimidating; Sulley quickly tries to run back inside, but Mr. Waternoose closes the door and the room has disappeared by the time Sulley opens it.

* Randall's sinister entrance when he opens the door to the Himalayas and Mr. Waternoose's statement to Sulley and Mike, "It's yours." Mr. Waternoose's pose after he pushes Sulley and Mike out the door is quite intimidating; Sulley quickly tries to run back inside, but Mr. Waternoose closes the door and the room has disappeared by the time Sulley opens it.

* Though Boo "rampaging" Sulley and Mike's apartment is quite hilarious, there's a brief bit where she "corners" Sulley. Her eyes were totally focused on him and when she tosses the CDs she was holding aside, she keeps looking at him and keeps walking. She almost looks zombielike as she does this, right down to her hands reaching out.

* The first scene can be frightening to anyone afraid of the idea of monsters lurking around in their bedroom at night, as evident in the shot of a monster's glowing eyes under the boy's bed. This is eventually averted when the whole thing is revealed to be a simulation gone wrong by virtue of it turning into a hilarious EpicFail of the Scarer.

* The CDA can be pretty intimidating, at least in their first few scenes. The suits don't help, making them look like red-eyed, rubber aliens, it's enough to make you uneasy if you're a kid watching this film, though as the movie goes on, [[BigGood the menacing aura fades.]]

--->'''Waternoose''': This has gone far enough, James!\\
'''Sulley''': She's home now! Just leave her alone!\\
'''Waternoose''': I can't do that! [[HeKnowsTooMuch She's seen too much!]] You ''both'' have!\\
'''Sulley''': It doesn't have to be this way!\\
'''Waternoose''': I have no choice! [[FreudianExcuse Times have changed! Scaring isn't enough anymore!]]\\
'''Sulley''': But kidnapping children?!\\
'''Waternoose''': ''(Shouting, slowly standing taller over Sulley)'' I'll kidnap a ''[[MoralEventHorizon thousand]]'' children before I let this company die! And I'll silence ''anyone who gets in my way!''\\
(''he backhands Sulley hard enough to knock him to the floor, then seemingly grabs Boo with the clear intent to [[WouldHurtAChild strangle her to death]].'')

* Though Boo "rampaging" Sulley and Mike's apartment is quite hilarious, there's a brief bit where she "corners" Sulley. Her eyes were totally focused on him and when she tosses the CD's she was holding aside, she keeps looking at him and keeps walking. She almost looks zombielike as she does this, right down to her hands reaching out.

* In the second DVD, there is a feature of the original treatment for ''Monsters, Inc.''

* When the monsters harvest screams from little kids, a monitor displays how much screams they have collected with Celia announcing such events in a deadpan fashion. Strangely similar to [[Literature/NineteenEightyFour the telescreen.]] Creepy.

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** They first show up when [[ItMakesSenseInContext George gets a sock on his back]], storming through Monsters Inc. into the Scare Floor in a matter of seconds after the alarm was set off, some even entering through the windows above. They rush through the place searching for the ''"toxic"'' item, managing to scare a few employees in the process, one even seeing fit to hide under the table. Then when they finally find the sock, they see fit to cover it up and ''[[NoKillLikeOverkill nuke it]]''. But they aren't quite done, as they then shave George and rip a bandage off of him, likely to keep any of the alleged toxins from staying on his body. [[{{Squick}} Maybe it's the sight of a banage getting torn off]], [[UncannyValley maybe it's how George looks without fur]], but something about the scene can make it difficult to sit through if you're squeamish.
** Their second scene at the restaurant isn't any better. The place is in a riot and they show up to contain it, almost looking like aliens (again) swooping down and capturing people. Yeah, it's their job, but the scene certainly does a good job putting you on edge. Then there's the way they decontaminate the entire restaurant, which looks, [[RuleOfThree for a third time]], like something out of a sci-fi horror film.
*** Even worse, in the original cut of the film, they deal with the situation by ''[[NukeEm nuking the restaurant]]''.
* The Scream Extractor, a machine that clamps over the mouth of the restrained victim and forcibly extracts the scream. It is demonstrated that it extracts the ''breath'' as well as the screaming. Poor Fungus ends up with his color drained and his lips swelled up and he is almost out of breath. Had Sulley and Mike been unable to save Boo, she and millions of other kids would have ended up looking like him. According to the DVDCommentary, the scene where Sulley rescues Boo, the walls to the corridor leading to Randall's secret lair, were supposed to be lined with cages, implying that they were ready to take the operation full scale as soon as possible. The idea was scrapped because the scene where Boo strapped to a chair was disturbing enough.

* The Scream Extractor, a machine that clamps over the mouth of the restrained victim and forcibly extracts the scream. It is demonstrated that it extracts the ''breath'' as well as the screaming. Poor Fungus ends up with his color drained and his lips swelled up and he is almost out of breath. Had Sulley and Mike been unable to save Boo, she and millions of other kids would have ended up looking like him. According to the DVDCommentary, the scene where Sulley rescues Boo, the walls to the corridor leading to Randall's secret lair, were supposed to lined with cages, implying that they were ready to take the operation full scale as soon as possible. The idea was scrapped because the scene where Boo strapped to a chair was disturbing enough.

** In one particular scary scene, Boo is hiding from Sulley's landlady, whose eyestalks can stretch and slither about like snakes.

* The first scene can be frightening to anyone afraid of the idea of monsters lurking around in their bedroom at night, as evident in the shot of a monster's glowing eyes under a boy's bed. This is eventually averted when the whole thing is revealed to be a simulation gone wrong by virtue of it turning into a hilarious EpicFail of the Scarer.

* The first scene can be frightening to anyone afraid of the idea of monsters lurking around in their bedroom at night, as evident in the shot of a monster's glowing eyes under a boy's bed. This is eventually averted when the whole thing is revealed to be a simulation gone wrong.

** In another scary scene, Boo runs away from Sulley after finding out he knows her door is fixed (which he broke earlier in the story) but did not tell her. Eventually, she becomes lost and, in a moment straight out of ''Disney/SnowWhiteAndTheSevenDwarves'', inanimate objects suddenly ''come alive''! Trash cans, street lights, fences and even sewer grates suddenly grow eyes and mouths with sharp teeth and start closing in on her.

** In another scary scene, Boo runs away from Sulley after finding out he knows her door is fixed (which he broke earlier in the story) but did not tell her. Eventually, she becomes lost and, in a moment straight out of ''Film/SnowWhiteAndTheSevenDwarves'', inanimate objects suddenly ''come alive''! Trash cans, street lights, fences and even sewer grates suddenly grow eyes and mouths with sharp teeth and start closing in on her.

** In another scary scene, Boo runs away from Sulley after finding out he knows her door is fixed (which he broke earlier in the story) but did not tell her. Eventually, she becomes lost and, in a moment straight out of ''WesternAnimation/SnowWhiteAndTheSevenDwarves'', inanimate objects suddenly ''come alive''! Trash cans, street lights, fences and even sewer grates suddenly grow eyes and mouths with sharp teeth and start closing in on her.

** In another scary scene, Boo runs away from Sulley after finding out he knows her door is fixed (which he broke earlier in the story) but did not tell her. Eventually, she becomes lost and, in a moment straight out of ''Snow White and the Seven Dwarves'', inanimate objects suddenly ''come alive''! Trash cans, street lights, fences and even sewer grates suddenly grow eyes and mouths with sharp teeth and start closing in on her.

** They first show up when [[ItMakesSenseInContext George gets a sock on his back]], storming through Monsters Inc. into the Scare Floor in a matter of seconds after the alarm was set off, some even entering through the windows above. They rush through the place searching for the ''toxic'' item, managing to scare a few employees in the process, one even seeing fit to hide under the table. Then when they finally find the sock, they see fit to cover it up and ''[[NoKillLikeOverkill nuke it]]''. But they aren't quite done, as they then shave George and rip a bandage off of him, likely to keep any of the alleged toxins from staying on his body. [[{{Squick}} Maybe it's the sight of a banage getting torn off]], [[UncannyValley maybe it's how George looks without fur]], but something about the scene can make it difficult to sit through if you're squeamish.

** Their second scene at the restaurant isn't any better. The place is in a riot and they show up to contain it, almost looking like aliens (Again) swooping down and capturing people. Yeah, it's their job, but the scene certainly does a good job putting you on edge. Then there's the way they decontaminate the entire restaurant, which looks, [[RuleOfThree for a third time]], like something out of a sci-fi horror film.

** They first show up when [[ItMakesSenseInContext George gets a sock on his back]], storming through Monsters Inc. into the Scare Floor in a matter of seconds after the alarm was set off, some even entering through the windows above. They rush through the place searching for the ''toxic'' item, managing to scare a few employees in the process, one even seeing fit to hide under the table. Then when they finally find the sock, they see fit to cover it up and ''[[NoKillLikeOverkill nuke it]]''. But they aren't quite done, as they then shave George and rip a bandage off of him, likely to keep any of the alleged toxins from staying on his body. [[NausaFuel Maybe it's the sight of a banage getting torn off]], [[UncannyValley maybe it's how George looks without fur]], but something about the scene can make it difficult to sit through if you're squeamish.